| 五分之一 |
wǔ fēn zhī yī |
one fifth |
| 五 |
wǔ |
five / 5 |
| 分 |
fēn |
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) |
| 分 |
fèn |
part / share / ingredient / component |
| 分之 |
fēn zhī |
(indicating a fraction) |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 之一 |
zhī yī |
one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |